Geek deals: ThinkPad Carbon X1 coupon, Samsung 840 EVO SSD, more

It took a while, but Lenovo’s new Haswell-powered ThinkPads have finally been announced. They look pretty cool, but what does that mean for you, the shopper? It means you should look at the current 2012 models, because the new versions won’t ship for a while and won’t have discounts for even longer.

Case in point is today’s top deal: the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. This rough and tumble ultrabook is the flagship of the ThinkPad lineup and we found a pretty rare coupon for it, taking 12% off the list price. This is one of the largest coupons ever offered for it and a pretty stout bargain for the top-tier tech that you get.

The most impressive part about the X1 Carbon is its size and durability. Lenovo started by stuffing a 14-inch LCD into a chassis normally sized for 13-inch screens. Then they built said chassis around the oversized LCD with a combination of carbon fiber and a magnesium/aluminum alloy. This exotic chassis allows for three things: super-slim (0.31-0.71 inches) and super-light (3.0 lbs), highly durable (meets numerous MIL-SPEC tests), and the materials don’t interfere with wireless signal.

Part of getting such a slim machine means the battery is sealed, as with most modern ultra-slim laptops, but Lenovo went a step further and developed a rapid charging feature that lets you charge the laptop from 0% to 80% in just 35 minutes, with a total runtime of over 8 hours. Pack in a slew of standard features and great performance from 3rd gen Intel processors and standard SSDs and you’ve got a ridiculously robust ultrabook that puts anything Apple-shaped to shame.